The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the first race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 17 May in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic[1][2] It was the first Czech Republic SGP and was won by American rider Greg Hancock. It was the second win of his career.
 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 17 May 1997 |
| City | Prague |
| Event | 1 of 6 (13) |
| Referee | Christer Bergstrom |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Marketa Stadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Greg Hancock |
 Runner-up | Billy Hamill |
 3rd place |  Billy Hamill |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Tomas Topinka from Czech Republic as Wild Card.
Heat details edit
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| 1 | 5 | (3) Greg Hancock
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25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 11 | (1) Billy Hamill
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20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 16 | (13) Tomasz Gollob
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18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 15 |  (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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14 | 3 | 3 | E | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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13 | 2 | 2 | X | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 |  (8) Chris Louis
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12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 12 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 |  (12) Brian Andersen
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9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | (7) Mark Loram
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7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 9 |  (10) Leigh Adams
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6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 3 | (9) Simon Wigg
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 13 | (16) Tomáš Topinka
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2 | 0 | 1 | T | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Andy Smith
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– | - | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
The intermediate classification edit
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
SWE |
GER  |
GBR |
POL |
DEN
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) Greg Hancock
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25 | 25 | |||||
| 2 | (1) Billy Hamill
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20 | 20 | |||||
| 3 | (13) Tomasz Gollob
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18 | 18 | |||||
| 4 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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16 | 16 | |||||
| 5 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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14 | 14 | |||||
| 6 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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13 | 13 | |||||
| 7 | (8) Chris Louis
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12 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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11 | 11 | |||||
| 9 | (12) Brian Andersen
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9 | 9 | |||||
| 10 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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8 | 8 | |||||
| 11 | (7) Mark Loram
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7 | 7 | |||||
| 12 | (10) Leigh Adams
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6 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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4 | 4 | |||||
| 14 | (9) Simon Wigg
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3 | 3 | |||||
| 15 | (16) Tomáš Topinka
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2 | 2 | |||||
| 16 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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1 | 1 | |||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (17) Mikael Karlsson
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— | ns | ||||||
| (18) Andy Smith
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— | ns | ||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-24. 2009-05-12.
- ^ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-24. Archived 2009-05-11.